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President Bidens sweeping $2 trillion infrastructure legislation seeks to remake the power and transportation markets in the U.S. and rebuild the countrys semiconductor industry. It follows Biden signing an executive order in February designed to review gaps in the domestic supply chains for rare earths, medical devices, chips and other key resources, and in March the Department of Energy announcing a $30 million initiative that will tap into researching and securing the U.S. domestic supply ch...

Oxford Energy Podcast – Lessons from a strategy of energy dominance Apr 16, 2021 7:30:pm Summary Energy dominance – which includes increased production, reduced regulation, and enhanced energy trade – is the more assertive progeny of energy independence, a key long-time goal of US energy policy. by: OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES (OIES) Posted in: Oxford Energy Podcast – Lessons from a strategy of energy dominance In this podcast, David Ledesma talks ...

Sarah Ladislaw Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program, CSIS Mayor Nan Whaley joins Matthew P. Goodman and Sarah Ladislaw to discuss trade, technology, climate change, and shifts in the workplace on “Economy Disrupted.” Every month, the CSIS Original Series examines a new set of disruptive forces shaping the U.S. economy and Americas international leadership.  

Australia can pull off the great electricity trifecta Australia can achieve a net-zero carbon emissions electricity system without threatening...

Daily on Energy, presented by Bipartisan Policy Center: 10 years after Fukushima, Japan may need nuclear again Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with whats going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! 10 YEARS AFTER FUKUSHIMA: Japan will need to rely again on nuclear energy in order to reach its goal of economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050, many experts ...

Is Chinas five year plan a decarbonization blueprint? After the worlds largest emitter set an ambitious 2060 carbon neutrality target in September, its 14th five-year plan is a tentative road map to achieving its climate goals. Can China break its coal habit? "We aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060," Chinas President Xi Jinping told the UN General Assembly in September. "COVID-19 reminds us that humankind should launch a green revolution," h...

(Photo By Zaldy Comanda / FILE PHOTO) Dubbed as the SHIELD (Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities against Disasters and Climate Change) Program, the six-year initiative aims to work with local governments as the first responders to emergencies, by building their institutional and community resilience capacities against natural hazards and climate change.  The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which signed a memorandum of agreement with Australia, will implement SHIELD,...

2) emissions and the large-scale removal of CO 2 from the atmosphere will be necessary to stabilize the climate by 2050 and have a chance of keeping temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. 1 The amount of CO 2 removal (CDR) or negative emissions required depends on the extent and speed to which emissions are reduced and how far temperature “overshoots” the 1.5-degree target. Critically, the longer it takes to reduce emissions, the greater the need for CDR. The...

Updated Fact check: Buffett did not donate to Biden; oil that would have been transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline will use existing infrastructure, not Buffett-owned railroad By Reuters Staff 11 Min Read Days after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled construction plans for the Keystone XL Pipeline - meant to carry oil from Canada’s Alberta province to Nebraska - posts on social media alleged this move was due to Warren Buffett’s extensive political donations to Biden’s campaign. ...

Participants at the EPAs National Adaptation Plans closure meeting The Executive Director of Liberia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh has stressed the urgent need to align environment and climate change with Liberia’s development plan, since everything is impacted by climate change. Speaking at the closure meeting for the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Project on January 13, 2021, Prof Tarpeh said that the inclusion of environment and climate change into the coun...